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The Official Rackspace BlogTue, 31 Mar 2015 15:00:19 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1Get Free Rackspace Certification For OpenStack At OpenStack Summithttp://www.rackspace.com/blog/get-free-rackspace-certification-for-openstack-at-openstack-summit/
http://www.rackspace.com/blog/get-free-rackspace-certification-for-openstack-at-openstack-summit/#commentsWed, 03 Apr 2013 21:00:18 +0000http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=28578Want to beef up your resume and show the world that you’re on top of your OpenStack game? Want to do it for free? At OpenStack Summit Portland this month we’ll offer free Rackspace Certified Technician for OpenStack exams – a $200 value.

Each evening after the Summit, a limited number people can receive a free Rackspace Certification for OpenStack exam. There are no reservations and the slots will be given on a first come, first served basis – we anticipate a high demand, so be sure to show up early to guarantee a spot.

By passing the exam, you’ll become a Rackspace Certified Technician for OpenStack, our entry-level certification. The two-hour, timed exam is hands-on and carried out at the command line. There is no access to the Internet required to complete the exam and exam-takers must have the know-how to interact with OpenStack and its various features. This exam will be based on the OpenStack Folsom release.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to become a Rackspace Certified Technician for OpenStack, we invite you to take the free exam. We’ll host the exam each night of the OpenStack Summit (Monday, April 15 through Thursday, April 18) in the Director’s Suite on the third floor of the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower. The exam will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and an OpenStack Summit Portland badge must be presented prior to taking the test.

Join us for the exam at the Summit and get the skills and training you need to boost your resume and become a Rackspace Certified Technician for OpenStack.

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http://www.rackspace.com/blog/openstack-is-creating-thousands-of-it-jobs/#commentsTue, 20 Nov 2012 20:00:10 +0000http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=25143Rackspace and NASA founded OpenStack in 2010, and since then the cloud operating system has seen explosive growth in several key areas. With the mission of becoming the ubiquitous cloud computing platform, OpenStack Foundation has attracted over 5,600 individual members from 87 countries and 850 different organizations.

The graph below from Indeed.com, a leader in online job search, shows the relentless growth of OpenStack-related jobs in the IT sector. The graph also compares OpenStack job growth against other cloud software stacks like CloudStack and Eucalyptus. According to Indeed.com, their growth has slowed dramatically in recent months while OpenStack’s has skyrocketed.

There has truly never been a better time for technology professionals to build their skills and knowledge around OpenStack and to join the fast-growing ranks of OpenStack engineers and developers.

To help you sharpen your OpenStack skills at home or in your office, Rackspace offers a free, downloadable deployment of Rackspace Private Cloud Software powered by OpenStack. Our software package provides you with an extremely simple method to deploy a private cloud in minutes.

We are in the open cloud era, and OpenStack is leading the charge. Don’t be left behind. Build your skills to effectively position yourself in one of the hottest and fastest growing job markets on the planet.

]]>http://www.rackspace.com/blog/openstack-is-creating-thousands-of-it-jobs/feed/0Learn The Open Cloud With Rackspace Training For OpenStackhttp://www.rackspace.com/blog/learn-the-open-cloud-with-rackspace-training-for-openstack/
http://www.rackspace.com/blog/learn-the-open-cloud-with-rackspace-training-for-openstack/#commentsWed, 03 Oct 2012 14:08:54 +0000http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=23640Through Rackspace Training for OpenStack we want to get you up to speed on OpenStack. The goal is to achieve a high degree of OpenStack expertise in a dynamic hands-on environment.

More simply, we’re OpenStack experts, and we want to help your organization have them, too. OpenStack software is powerful. Over the last two years it’s grown and evolved. But it takes a lot more than just software to architect, deploy and operate a cloud. With Rackspace Training for OpenStack, we’re giving application developers, DevOps engineers and IT pros courses that cover the details of setting up, administering and troubleshooting OpenStack clouds in a real-world lab environment.

Rackspace Certification Program for OpenStack
Today, we’re launching a new certification program for application developers and DevOps engineers. Individuals can showcase their OpenStack expertise by becoming a Rackspace Certified Technician for OpenStack. The certification exam proves that an OpenStack professional has the skills to leverage and operate an OpenStack cloud. In addition, we are planning future certifications including:

Rackspace Certified Application Developer for OpenStack

Rackspace Certified DevOps Engineer for OpenStack

Rackspace Certified Architect for OpenStack

There are hundreds of OpenStack jobs available. Becoming certified puts you on a path to advancing your career and finding new opportunities for personal and professional growth with OpenStack.

Rackspace Certified Training Partner Program
Additionally, we’re now offering a certified training partner program that will syndicate Rackspace Training for OpenStack across geographies and languages. Rackspace Certified Training Partners can deliver Rackspace-developed and branded training courses for OpenStack. We intended to create the industry’s best OpenStack training material and leverage our delivery partners to take it to the world.

12 Months On The Training Circuit
Over the past 12 months we have had the privilege of training OpenStack enthusiasts all over the world. We’ve trained hundreds of people representing over 50 organizations. We’ve traversed the United States and have been fortunate to teach in Australia, England and South Africa. All indications are that demand for OpenStack training will continue to beckon us all over the world. When we first started training we had no idea how big this venture would become. The hunger for OpenStack knowledge is growing rapidly — and globally. OpenStack is on its way to becoming an essential tool in every IT department’s tool box; and rightfully so. OpenStack is one of the most exciting open source projects in recent times.

Do It With Us In Four Days, Not Four Weeks
We’ve had the opportunity to meet technologist, developers and DevOps engineers who are working to the deploy OpenStack in the real world. We’ve witnessed the smiles and sense of accomplishment when we teach our students to install OpenStack in about an hour. What they had been trying to figure out on their own for weeks, we are able to teach them in an hour and it’s only going getting easier with the recent launch of Rackspace Private Cloud Software, also known as Alamo. You can go it alone or you can allow us to help you get up to speed rapidly.

Training Delivered: Racker Style
If you have the opportunity to attend a Rackspace Training class one thing is for sure: you will learn a ton and you will have fun doing it. Rackspace prides itself on having one of the best cultures in the world and that culture spills over into the classroom. Our classes are dynamic and engaging. You don’t have to worry about fighting the urge to sleep when you are in the classroom with us. We believe OpenStack is exciting and the classroom environment should be, too.

Our Place Or Yours
If you want to learn about OpenStack from the company that has been there from the very beginning – we founded it, you know? — and you want to maximize your OpenStack learning while having fun at the same time, then look us up. We will continue to offer public classes, we can also bring our OpenStack expertise to you in private training sessions at the location of your choice. If you’d like to book a private training class for your organization, visit us at http://training.rackspace.com.